Building record 0437400000 - Well House
Summary
Seventeenth century well-house, now a private house
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- WELL HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Altered 1967, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Width 6m, Length 6m.
Timber-framed with brick filling, and probably of the 17th century; it was lengthened at a later date and a large tank was built in the floor. The roof has original king-post trusses and cambered tie-beams with curved braces. The turning post, formerly worked by a horse, is fixed to the trusses, and has a double- grooved drum at the top for the, chains (B1-4).
Contains well with horse wheel [CAS 0437401000], machinery now destroyed. Well house belonged to Rectory but disused in 19th century (B2).
Lies 130m NE from the Rectory, and converted to a private house by 1978.
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC1461 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 4374.
- <2>SBC12872 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1, P3.
- <3>SBC10028 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SU 99 NE 9 (PART).
- <4>SBC6623 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 238202.
- <5>SBC1963 Article in serial: Hugh Brunner & J Kenneth Major. 1972. 'WATER RAISING BY ANIMAL POWER', in INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY 9 PP126-127. Vol 9.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 95972 97941 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2022 4:58PM
